“You’ve a poor man’s wife Zeena...” (pg.114) In the novel called “Ethan Frome” there are three characters who’s lives can be explained through naturalism. This can be used to explain why each ones life is so doomed and how their surroundings are directly related to their lives. The first character named Ethan had his life doomed when he married a woman named Zeena and ended up living in “...Starkfield...” (pg.7). His life was doomed because he lived in Starkfield for too many winters and “ most of the smart ones get away ....